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A mouse model of autism reveals sex differences in brain function and behavior, incontinence and autism often co-occur, and a new literature search engine summarizes neuroscience hits into interactive visuals.
“There is no doubt at all in my mind that a great number of people in the past that have led advances in our civilization have had autistic traits,” he tells The Telegraph. “We have to see this breadth of neurological difference as extremely advantageous to our species.”